Rong Mao
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Rong Mao, MD

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

  • Dr. Mao is a Medical Director in the Molecular Genetics and Genomics section at ARUP and Program Director for the ACGME accredited Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship. Previously, Dr. Mao served as the Assistant Laboratory Director of the DNA Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and as a consultant for the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic. As a clinical specialist, Dr. Mao helped establish the molecular diagnostics section of genetics at Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Mao is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics with a subspecialty in clinical molecular genetics, and the New York State Department of Health with a subspecialty in genetic testing.

    Dr. Mao has focused her research efforts on: Disease associated genes/genes for congenital hearing loss; Mutation scanning methods; Genetic imprint defects and methylation associated diseases; Alpha-1- antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, genotype-phenotype correlation; and Mutation detection for Metabolic disorders.

    Specialties

    • Clinical Genetics
    • Clinical Scientist

  • Dr. Mao is a Medical Director in the Molecular Genetics and Genomics section at ARUP and Program Director for the ACGME accredited Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship. Previously, Dr. Mao served as the Assistant Laboratory Director of the DNA Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and as a consultant for the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic. As a clinical specialist, Dr. Mao helped establish the molecular diagnostics section of genetics at Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Mao is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics with a subspecialty in clinical molecular genetics, and the New York State Department of Health with a subspecialty in genetic testing.

    Dr. Mao has focused her research efforts on: Disease associated genes/genes for congenital hearing loss; Mutation scanning methods; Genetic imprint defects and methylation associated diseases; Alpha-1- antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, genotype-phenotype correlation; and Mutation detection for Metabolic disorders.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pathology -Primary
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Medical Genetics

    Education history

    Fellowship Molecular Genetics - Mayo Clinic Fellow
    Science - Beijing Union Medical College Master's
    Residency Otolaryngology - Tongren Hospital Resident
    Medicine - Capital University of Medicine M.D.

    Selected Publications

    Patent

    1. Mao R, Shetty S (2014). Methods and compositions for the detection of balanced reciprocal translocations. University of Utah TCO. U.S. Patent No. 20140235472A1. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.